Allied Nevada Gold Corp. (ANV) Launches Oxidation Pilot Plant Study on Strong Phase 1 & 2 Metallurgical Results, Taps Industry Vet for Key Role
Allied Nevada Gold, coming off solid results in Phase 1 testing (using bio-oxidation as an alternative to the originally planned and more traditional pressure oxidation processing) aimed at generating saleable gold/silver dore bars from concentrates at their flagship (61.4k-acre) Hycroft Mine near Winnemuca, has come out today with a report that Phase 2 of the ongoing metallurgical program is now complete, having produced positive results which are similar to Phase 1. Extremely encouraging capital and operating cost projections developed from these latest tests have sparked the initiation of a pilot plant level study via a third party laboratory which will…